Supplementary cover or band for pneumatic tires.



E. SCOTT.

SUPPLEMENTARY COVER OR BAND FOR PNEUMATIC TIRES.

APPLIGATION FILED AUG. 1, 1913.

1,109,874. Petentea Sept. 8, 1914 UNITED srArEs ERIE.

EDWARD SCOTT, 0F WOOLER, ENGLAND.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EDWARD Soon, a subject of the King of the UnitedKingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, and resident of the Cycle Worksand Motor Garage, Market Place, lVooler, Northumberland, England,

engineer, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in andRelating to Supplementary Covers or Bands for lnuematie Tires, of whichthe following is a specification.

Under this invention the cover or band is secured upon the tire in suchmanner that dust and moisture is prevented from lodg ing between thecover or band and the tire while the edges or sides of the cover or bandare prevented from chafing and wearing the sides of the tire.

In order that the invention may be clearly understood I have hereuntoappended explanatory drawings whereon- Figure 1 is a side view of aportion of a tire. Fig. 2 is a cross section.

Referring to the drawings, ach side edge of the cover or band a isprovided with a series of V shaped pieces or loops b which arepreferably secured thereto by means of rivets 0 arranged equi-distantlyaround the cover or band, each piece or loop 71 being secured to thecover or band 11, by means of a pair of rivets b and carrying a ring orloop for the passage of the flexible member d which preferably takes theform of al chain whose ends are connected together by means. of a boltor the like (not shown), and the length of the chain may be adjusted orvaried as required by the addition or re 1 moval of one or more links.

Each edge of the cover or band a is provided on the inner side thereofwith a rub- Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 8, 1914.

Application tiled August 1. 1913. Serial No. 782,488.

her or other like strip or ring (2 which is solutionized or otherwisesecured in place, this strip or ring 0 extending to the extreme edge ofthe cover or band and being preferably tapered in cross section andhaving a beading or ridge 6 (either hollow or solid) adapted to serve asa cushion between the edge of the cover or band a and the tire and toprevent the passage of dust or mo1sture. The strip or ring 6 ispreferably tapered off to a feather edge at a so as to prevent anyunevenness in the interior of the cover Or band a and is also adapted toprotect the tire from the rivetsbK- Claims:

1. In a vided on the cover piece for attachment on the tire,a dirtexcluding device provided on the sides of the cover comprising a taperedstrip, said strip having a beading on its outer end to provide a cushionbetween the edge of the protector and the tire, substantially and forthe purpose set forth. I

2. In a protector for pneumatic tires comprising a cover piece, meansriveted on the cover piece for attaching the cover in place on the tire,a dirt excluding device provided on the sides of the cover piececomprising an enlarged end or heading for abutment on the tire and atapered feather edge extending between the tire and the end of the coverpiece to protect the tire from the rivets of the attaching means allsubstantially and for the purpose set forth.

EDlVARI) SCOTT.

.Vitnesses it. NIXON, Oscar: Fnunnncir.

protector for pneumatic tires, com-, prising a cover piece, suitablemeans pro-f

